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He worked to protect the land from development and to preserve some of the key in its natural state. In 2004 a large historical marker was erected at the site to mark it as part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Trail, as hundreds of Black Seminoles , many fugitive slaves, escaped from here to freedom in the Bahamas ...
The Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary covered an area of 103 square miles (78 sq nmi; 270 km 2) adjacent to and east of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park [2] and was created to protect a portion of a coral barrier reef which lay outside the waters of that park.
Key Largo is located at (25.106637, -80.429917 It shares the island of Key Largo with Tavernier to the southwest and North Key Largo to the northeast. U.S. Route 1, the Overseas Highway, runs the length of the community, leading north 57 miles (92 km) to Miami and southwest 97 miles (156 km) to Key West.
Key Largo (Spanish: Cayo Largo) is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and is the largest section of the keys, at 33 miles (53 km) long. It is one of the northernmost of the Florida Keys in Monroe County , and the northernmost of the keys connected by U.S. Highway 1 (the Overseas Highway ).
The state-sanctioned Everglades National Park Commission proposed a national park for the Everglades, including the reefs off Key Largo. Opposition from property owners, outdoorsmen, and Monroe County Commissioners stopped the plan. When Everglades National Park was created in 1947, the boundaries did not include Key Largo or any of the reefs. [3]
Key Largo's low prices appealed to tourists and local residents, [26] as the property was known for its $1.99 hamburgers and cheap hotel accommodation. [ 2 ] In October 2004, plans were approved for two high-rise towers to be constructed on the property: a 70-foot hotel tower with 344 rooms, to replace the existing hotel and its 314 rooms; and ...
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September 29 – The extratropical remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole passed southeast of the state, although it dropped heavy rainfall in South Florida, reaching 12.71 inches (323 mm) of rainfall in North Key Largo. [104] Street flooding occurred in the upper Florida Keys and Miami Beach. [105]